Miriam Norrish, 67, lives in France with her husband, Peter. She last saw her grandchildren, Lucy*, then four, and George*, then two, six years ago. She says, “My grandchildren were my world. So when my son, Harry*, and his wife, Danielle*, said they were planning on moving to France, I decided to go too.
“I moved out here in Spring 2013 and expected Harry and Danielle to follow. But then, during a visit to the new house in France, they casually mentioned that they were no longer moving.
“I’d uprooted my life for them, and they hadn’t told me about their change of plans. Tensions were high and everyone started arguing, but soon we all calmed down and apologised. Everything seemed fine when they left.
“But in the weeks that…
